What is "tantawi"

Tantawi is an Arabic surname (literally: person from Tanta) and may refer to:

• Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935), an Egyptian Field Marshal and politician. He was the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and from February 2011 to June 2012 the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the de facto ruler of Egypt.
• Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928–2010), Islamic scholar in Egypt. From 1986 to 1996, he was the grand Mufti of Egypt.

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Category:Arabic-language surnames